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Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
Jorge Mateo's leadoff double in 9th spoils Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen's bid for perfect game in Orioles' 4-1 loss — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 6 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The anticipation of the moment grew around Tropicana Field. As Drew Rasmussen trotted to the mound for the ninth inning …
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Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
DL Hall up and down in debut as Orioles fall to Rays, 8-2, lose ground in wild-card race — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For as long as DL Hall can remember, he has taken the mound with a skip over the foul line. It's so second nature now that the left-hander doesn't think about it.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
‘What the hell are they doing up there?’ Making sense of the Boston Red Sox in 2022 and beyond — On the eve of the trade deadline, a Red Sox player sat on a table inside the visitors clubhouse in Houston, glancing at his phone and scrolling for news, waiting for some indication of the team's plans.
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
BooBenny? Hardly. Andrew Benintendi gets rare ovation for a Yankee at Fenway Park — The questions about how Red Sox Nation would receive Andrew Benintendi upon his return to Fenway Park as a member of the New York Yankees were in full force Friday, the day the latest rivalry series was due to begin.
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Pinstripe Alley
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Clay Holmes blows save as Yankees woes continue with 3-2 loss to Red Sox in 10
Clay Holmes blows save as Yankees woes continue with 3-2 loss to Red Sox in 10
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Pinstripe Alley and Newsday
Associated Press:
San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin says Fernando Tatis Jr. ‘remorseful’ about PED ban — WASHINGTON — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin reached out to suspended All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. in a phone call Saturday and said the player “feels remorseful.”
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. suspended 80 games after testing positive for PED
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Slate, The Good Phight, Lookout Landing and Purple Row
Kevin Acee / Padres:
Fernando Tatis Jr. suspended 80 games for drug violation; Preller cites ‘trust’ issue
Fernando Tatis Jr. suspended 80 games for drug violation; Preller cites ‘trust’ issue
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San Diego Union-Tribune, Union-News, Newsday, USA Today, MLB - The Athletic, Bleacher Nation, New York Post and Associated Press
Cydney Henderson / USA Today:
San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. ‘devastated’ by 80-game suspension for PED violation
San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. ‘devastated’ by 80-game suspension for PED violation
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East Village Times, FanGraphs Baseball and New York Times
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox move 3 games over .500 for the 1st time since April 17 after sweeping the Detroit Tigers — The Chicago White Sox were in third place in the American League Central when they began a stretch of 19 straight games against sub-.500 teams July 26 in Colorado.
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Mercury News and South Side Sox
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Here are the highlights — and mishaps — from Dolphins backups in preseason-opening win at Buccaneers — TAMPA — Most of the top players for both teams sat out the preseason opener between the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which allowed lower-on-the-depth-chart players an opportunity …
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill among 20-plus Dolphins sitting out preseason opener at Buccaneers — TAMPA — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa indeed is not playing the team's preseason opener on Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. — The Dolphins listed Tagovailoa among …
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Orange County Register, ProFootballTalk and Dolphins Wire
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom strikes out 10, early run holds up as Mets blank Phillies, 1-0 — The funny thing about greatness, at least when it comes to starting pitchers, is that it can be defined by the things that don't happen. — Rather than big, grand spectacles or heroic, one-off displays …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Adam Wainwright was convinced he would throw a no-hitter for Cardinals, who lose in 10th — As hitter after hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers retreated to the bench unsatisfied Saturday night, the Busch Stadium crowd was feeling it. Would it be the first no-hitter pitched here by the Cardinals …
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James Wagner / New York Times:
Precious Leather — Major leaguers form deep relationships with their gloves. You can look, you can touch, but don't even think about trying it on. — LOS ANGELES — When Seattle Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suárez misses a ground ball, he shoves his face into his glove …
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True Blue LA and Lookout Landing
Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson wants contract talks over by Week 1 | NOTES — Lamar Jackson does not plan on continuing contract talks into the regular season, he said Saturday, giving the Ravens quarterback and team officials four weeks to agree to a megadeal. — Jackson acknowledged …
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